Thomas McGuane's wit and wisdom

<B>Thomas McGuane's wit and wisdom</B> A Montana patriarch's death provides the impetus for Thomas McGuane's new novel, <B>The Cadence of Grass</B>. From this starting point, McGuane (<I>Nothing but Blue Skies</I>) explores family ties and cycles of change, producing a plentiful yield of humor and insight. Sunny Jim Whitelaw's widow, Alice, wishes to collect...